• @SelfProgrammed
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    2782 months ago

    “Well, one lesson I’ve learned is that just because I say something to a group and they laugh doesn’t mean it’s going to be all that hilarious as a post on X,” he wrote Monday, adding later, “Turns out that jokes are WAY less funny if people don’t know the context and the delivery is plain text.”

    The owner of Twitter is learning how text-based communication works in realtime before our eyes.

    • @CobblerScholar
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      452 months ago

      Slash he surrounded himself with people absolutely willing to step on one another to gain power and wealth so of course they’re going to laugh at all of his “jokes”

      • @acosmichippo
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        62 months ago

        probably one of the lawyers told him to cool it.

        • Vanon
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          12 months ago

          He’s incredibly paranoid and conspiracy minded. He probably realized after “just asking questions / joking” that “they” might send a few of these guys for him next! 2spooky4him

      • @errer
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        92 months ago

        I’m sure the yes men he surrounds himself with was “the context”.

      • Karyoplasma
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        32 months ago

        Being in a room full of nazis would make that “joke” a total thigh-slapper.

    • @someguy3
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      102 months ago

      And being surrounded by yes men. And by right wing nutjobs.

    • @[email protected]
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      72 months ago

      I can just see him making his “joke” then doing that annoying over the top laugh with all his sycophants grinning along.

    • Rhaedas
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      72 months ago

      Turns out some things simply aren’t funny. Not posting a thought right when it comes to your head also helps.